December 18, 2019
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INSIDE L O C A L N E W S
The
Week in Review
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portland h oMeless f aMily s olutions /c hristopher d ibble p hotography
An old church near Southeast 92nd and Woodstock is converted into a permanent shelter for 25
homeless families with children thanks to Portland Homeless Family Solutions, a nonprofit supported
by the community.
Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
M ETRO
Home for Good
Portland Family Village
Campus opens in Lents
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A Portland nonprofit is celebrating the opening
of its new Family Village Campus in southeast Port-
land to provide shelter for 25 homeless families with
children.
Portland Homeless Family Solutions held an
open house over the weekend to introduce the shel-
ter to the community, located at 6220 S.E. 92nd Ave.
in the Lents Neighborhood.
It’s the first shelter in Oregon featuring trau-
ma-informed design and architecture, eliminating
open cots, for example, for the comforts of home
– private sleeping spaces, food, showers, laundry,
computers and clothing.
Homeless Family Solutions says it relies on a
team of over 800 volunteers to help provide sup-
portive, compassionate services. According to its
website, $5.3 million was raised to make the shelter
a reality.
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler was there for the
opening ceremony on Monday and praised all the
community partners who made it possible.
“There’s something unique about this community
that drives us together to protect the most vulnerable
people in our community, and that is homeless fami-
lies who have small children,” Wheeler said.
For more information about the shelter and Port-
land Homeless Family Solutions, visit pdxhfs.org or
call 503-915-8306.
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A local nonprofit serving the African American community is offering 20 new homes at affordable
prices for qualified low and middle income buyers. The homes range from 1,200 to 1,453 square feet
and feature three bedrooms and storage space.
O PINION
C LASSIFIED /B IDS
Nonprofit Discounts 20 New Homes
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New construction priced below market rate
by b everly c orbell
t he p ortland o bserver
A Portland nonprofit found-
ed in 2014 by leadership in
Portland’s African American its promise. The National Urban
community to help improve the Housing & Economic Commu-
quality of life for low-income
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urban families, is living up to